Mayoral trivia

With Mayor Richard M. Daley's final term nearing an end, we look back at some history of the office he has held since 1989:

Chicago's last Republican mayor: William "Big Bill" Hale Thompson, who left office in 1931.

Chicago mayors who were assassinated or who otherwise died in office:

Carter Harrison Sr. (assassinated, 1893)

Anton Cermak (assassinated, 1933)

Richard J. Daley (died in office, 1976)

Harold Washington (died in office, 1987)

Anton Cermak was shot and killed in 1933 after a man tried to assassinate then-President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in Florida. According to lore, disputed by some, Cermak told Roosevelt, "I am glad it was me instead of you."

Other than the Daleys, another father and son were elected to serve as mayor of Chicago. Carter Harrison Sr. served from 1879 to 1887 and in 1893, the year he was assassinated. His son, Carter Harrison Jr. served from 1897 to 1905 and again from 1911 to 1915.

Salary of mayor in 1976 budget: $60,000

Salary of mayor in 2010 budget: $216,210

City ordinances lay out several categories of duties and privileges for the mayor. Among them, the mayor:

•Can appoint city officers and people to fill vacancies (including on the City Council).